| Vande Bharat | |
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| Stock type | Electric multiple unit |
| In service | 2019–present |
| Manufacturer | ICF |
| Designer | RDSO |
| Assembly | Chennai |
| Built at | ICF |
| Constructed | 2017−present |
| Entered service | 15 February 2019 |
| Number built | 55 (2 extra as backup)[1][2] |
| Number in service | 51 |
| Predecessor | MEMU |
| Formation | 16 cars (4 Power units) |
| Capacity | 1,128 (16-car)[3] |
| Owners | Indian Railways |
| Operators | Indian Railways |
| Lines served | 51 |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Light-weight stainless steel[4] |
| Train length | 384 m (1,260 ft) (16-car)[5] |
| Car length | 24 m (79 ft)[6] |
| Width | 3,240 mm (10.63 ft)[6] |
| Height | 4,140 mm (13.58 ft)[6] |
| Entry | Platform level |
| Doors | Automatic doors |
| Articulated sections | 15 (16-car) |
| Wheel diameter | 0.952 m (3 ft 1.5 in)[7] |
| Wheelbase | Bogie centres |
| Maximum speed | 183 km/h (114 mph) |
| Weight | 392 tonnes (386 long tons; 432 short tons)[8] |
| Axle load | 17,000 kg (37,000 lb)[7] |
| Steep gradient | 1:37[7] |
| Traction system | 2x25 kV[9] |
| Traction motors | TSA-Medha Servo Drives TME 49-30-4[10] |
| Power output | 210 kW (280 hp) |
| Tractive effort | 2,355 N⋅m (1,737 lbf⋅ft) |
| Transmission | TSA-Medha Servo Drives GKD 1-52-372A[11] |
| Acceleration | 0.7 m/s2 (2.3 ft/s2)[7] |
| Deceleration | 0.8 m/s2 (2.6 ft/s2)[7] |
| Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC via overhead line[7] |
| Current collector(s) | Pantograph[7] |
| Wheels driven | 64 (16-car)[7] |
| Minimum turning radius | 145.83 m (478.4 ft)[7] |
| Braking system(s) | Electro-pneumatic[7] |
| Safety system(s) |
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| Coupling system | Tightlock (AAR-E/H)[7] |
| Headlight type | LED[7] |
| Seating | Longitudinal (Chairs)[7] |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)[7] |
The Vande Bharat trainset, formerly known as Train 18, is an Indian electric multiple unit chair car trainset designed and developed by Indian Railways at its Integral Coach Factory in Chennai. The train achieved a maximum speed of 183 km/h (114 mph) during its trial runs but the operational speed of the train is restricted to 160 km/h (99 mph) due to tracks' inability to support such speeds.[12][13]
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- ^ "A third Vande Bharat rake arrives in Kerala".
- ^ "First Semi-high-speed Train in India: All You Need to Know". The Times of India. 11 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Stainless steel – The optimum material choice for Vande Bharat Trainsets". The Financial Express. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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- ^ "Vande Bharat Express: All you need to know about newly made semi-high speed train". The Economic Times. 30 September 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Railways plans for higher capacity lines to run Vande Bharat trains". The Economic Times. 8 June 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "TSA Traction Drive for High Speed EMU Train 18".
- ^ "TSA Gearbox for High Speed EMU Train 18".
- ^ "Bhopal Delhi Vande Bharat Express: TOP SPEED of 160 kmph! Is food free in Delhi to Bhopal semi high-speed train? Know time, route, ticket price". TimesNow. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Jaipur-Delhi Vande Bharat to take 1.45 hours at 150 kmph, schedule, launch month revealed". DNA India. Retrieved 28 March 2023.